Jurors prefer that witnesses speak in jurors’ predominant language. Witnesses who testify in a foreign language are often perceived to be less credible than witnesses who testify in English. Do jurors who speak the language of a non-English speaking witness also judge that non-English speaking witness to be less credible? Hosch and colleagues (1996) explored jurors’ verdicts…

August 8th, 2011|

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